Future Apple laptops could be impacted by new notebook clock devices
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Aug 22, 2005 at 2:03am
There’s another technology to keep an eye out for regarding future iBooks and PowerBooks. IDT (Integrated Device Technology), a communications IC company, has introduced new notebook clock devices that purportedly reduce power consumption by up to half that of previous generation products.
The new low-power PC clock devices support Intel Centrino mobile technology-based laptops, which are built upon the Intel “Napa” platform and will also support Intel’s next-generation computing architecture. Since Macs are moving to Intel chips, it seems likely that future Apple laptops will utilize the IDT technology. And power consumption in portables has been one of the company’s biggest concerns.
In addition to lower power consumption, the new single-chip, four-PLL (phase-locked loop) personal computer clock devices offer greater flexibility and increased system performance by enabling the independent control of key clock circuits within computing systems, according to Tom Kao, director of marketing, IDT PC clock product line.
Pricing for the new low-power PC clock devices starts at 99 cents each in 10,000 unit quantities. Reference platforms for these chipsets are available from Intel. Additional information about the IDT PC clock devices is located on the IDT Web site.
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